Monitoring Defense and security from Nov. 23 to 30, 2020-CC
Monitoring Defense and security from Nov. 23 to 30, 2020-CC
4th round of UN-led Libya political dialogue talks to be held
The fourth round of the U.N.-brokered Libyan Political Dialogue Forum will begin on Tuesday in Libya between representatives of the internationally recognized government and putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar, according to a participant in the forum. A member of the dialogue forum who requested anonymity said Monday that the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has…
Gov Makinde laments Borno attack, says if we continue this way, no one is safe
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has reacted to the attack and beheading of 43 rice farmers in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State by members of Boko Haram sect. Governor Makinde reacted to the incident on Monday during the official opening ceremony of the 2020 Annual Press Week of the Oyo state Council…
Ethiopia : Abiy urges refugees to return as hunt continues for TPLF chief
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Monday the Tigray region’s dissident leaders had fled west of the regional capital after weeks of fighting but indicated federal forces were monitoring them closely and would attack them soon. Abiy, winner of last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, this month ordered military operations against leaders of Tigray’s ruling party,…
Malaria gains at risk from COVID-19 pandemic : WHO
World Health Organization says disruptions to treatment could lead to tens of thousands additional deaths. Funding shortfalls and disruptions to treatment in sub-Saharan Africa as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic risk tens of thousands more lives being lost to malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in its annual report on the mosquito-borne disease…
Leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray forces says fighting near Mekelle
TPLF leader says he is still fighting close to the regional capital after it was captured by the government troops. The leader of Ethiopia’s rebellious northern forces has said he is still fighting close to the regional capital of Mekelle after it was captured by the government troops. Debretsion Gebremichael, who heads the Tigray People’s…
Tigray children resume learning in makeshift classes in Sudan refugee camp
The Um Raquba refugee camp in eastern Sudan once housed Ethiopians fleeing famine, but now life has flooded back into the isolated camp as refugees seek safe haven from the Tigray conflict. “A month ago, this was just a piece of desert, but now it’s turned back into a town,” camp director Abdel Basset Abdel…
Burkina Faso elections: Kabore’s party fails to clinch majority parliamentary seats
Despite winning the much hyped presidential election, Burkina Faso ruling party for the elected leader Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Mouvement du people MPP fail to clinch majority of the parliamentary seats in the just concluded election. The electoral commission announced that the ruling party only obtained 56 seat and therefore does not reach the absolute…
Uganda police to probe deadly crackdown
In Uganda, police have launched investigations into their violent crackdown on protesters last week leading to the death of dozens, a local newspaper reports quoting police spokesperson. Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson said the probe will “identify mistakes” that led to the collateral damage.” There have been calls by European Union envoys for a full…
CIA Officer Killed in Somalia, Report Says
WASHINGTON – A CIA officer was killed in combat in Somalia in recent days, U.S. media said Thursday without releasing details of how the agent died. The veteran officer was a member of the CIA’s Special Activities Center, a paramilitary branch that carries out some of the US intelligence agency’s most dangerous tasks, The New York…